| Category | Sub-Category | Book |
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Ancient |
Ancient |
J. De Morgan, , Manuel de Numismatique Orientale de L'Antique Et du Moyen Age, Obol International, Chicago, 1979, |
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Ancient |
Punch-marked coins |
Parmeshwari Lal Gupta, T. R. Hardaker, Ancient Indian Silver Punchmarked Coins of the Magadha-Maurya Karshapana Series, Indian Institute of Research in Numismatic Studies, 1985, |
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Ancient |
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Osmund Bopearachchi, Wilfried Pieper, Ancient Indian Coins, Brepols Turnhout, 1998, |
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Ancient |
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Alexander Cunningham, , Coins of Alexander's Successors in the East (Bactria & India), Argonaut, Chicago, 1969, 1884 |
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Ancient |
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S.R. Goyal, , Indigenous coins of Early India, Kusumanjali Prakasan, 1994, |
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Ancient |
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Amiteshwar Jha, Dilip Rajgor, Studies in the Coinage of the Western Kshatrapas, Indian Institute of Research in Numismatic Studies, 1992, |
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Ancient |
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Michael Mitchiner, , The Origins of Indian Coinage, Hawkins Publications, 1973, |
| Ancient | Punch-marked coins | Paul Murphy, Kosala State Region, c.600-470 B.C., Silver Punchmarked Coinage |
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Ancient |
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A.K. Narain, , The Coin Types of the Indo-Greek Kings, The Ancient Coin Club of America, 1968, |
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Ancient |
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James Prinsep, , Bactrian Coins, Ares Publishers, Chicago, 1974, |
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Ancient |
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Savita Sharma, , Early Indian Symbols - Numismatic Evidence, Agam Kala Prakashan, Delhi, 1990, |
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Ancient |
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R.B. Whitehead, , Indo-Greek Numismatics, Argonaut, Chicago, 1970, |
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Ancient |
Satavahanas |
Ajay Mitra Sastri, , Coinage of the Satavahanas and Coins from Excavations, Nagpur University, 1972, |
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Ancient |
Satavahana |
P.V. Parabrahma Sastry, , Satavahana Epoch, A New Light, Telugu Goshthi, Hyderabad, 1994, |
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Ancient |
Kushan |
Robert Gobl, , System und Chronologie der Munzpragung des Kusanreiches, Verlag Der Osterreichischen Akademie Der Wissenschaften, 1984, |
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Ancient |
Kushan |
Parmeshwari Lal Gupta, Sarojini Kulakshetra, Kusana Coins and History, D.K. Printworld, New Delhi, 1993, |
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Ancient |
Kushan |
G.V. Mitterwallner, , Kusana Coins and Sculptures, The Govt. Museum, Mathura, 1986, |
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Ancient |
Gupta |
A.S. Altekar, , The Gupta Gold Coins in the Bayana Hoard, Numismatic Society of India, 1992, 1954 |
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Ancient |
Gupta |
S.R. Goyal, , An Introduction to Gupta Numismatics, Kusumanjali Prakasan, 1994, |
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Ancient |
South India - Cholas |
C.H. Biddulph, , Coins of the Cholas, The Numismatic Society of India, Monograph No. 13, 1968, |
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Ancient |
South India - Pandyas |
C.H. Biddulph, , Coins of the Pandyas, The Numismatic Society of India, Monograph No. 11, 1966, |
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Ancient |
South India |
R Krishnamurthy, , Sangam Age Tamil Coins, Garnet Publications, Madras, 1997, |
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Ancient |
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E.J. Rapson, , The Coinage of Ancient and Medieval India, Malter-Westerfield Publishing Company, 1969, 1897 |
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Ancient |
Punch-marked coins | Dilip Rajgor, Punch-marked Coins of Early Historic India, Reesha Books International, California, 2001, Price Guide in US$ - (Microsoft Word Document) |
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Ancient |
Language | Dilip Rajgor, Palaeolinguistic Profile of Brahmi Script, Pratibha Prakashan, Delhi, 2000 |
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Medieval |
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John S. Deyell, , Living Without Silver - The Monetary History of Early Medieval North India, Oxford University Press, Delhi, 1990, |
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Medieval |
Deccan Sultanates |
Parmeshwari Lal Gupta, Md. Abdul Wali Khan, Copper Coins of Barid Shahi of Bidar and Nizam Shahi of Ahmadnagar, Birla Archeological & Cultural Research Institute,Hyderabad, Numismatic Bulletin No. 2, 1982, |
| Medieval | Sultanates of India | Stan Goron, JP Goenka, The Coins of The Indian Sultanates Covering the Area of Present-Day India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh |
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Medieval |
Sultantates, Mughal |
Donald B. Hull, , Collector's Guide to Mohammadan Coins of India, Cunningham Press, 1972, |
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Medieval |
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Amal Kumar Jha, Sanjay Garg, A catalogue of Katoch Rulers of Kangra, Indian Institute of Research in Numismatic Studies, 1991, |
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Medieval |
Sri Lanka |
Frank A. Lapa, , Kandy Kings of Ceylon, Frank A. Lapa, 1968, |
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Medieval |
Sultanates |
Dilip Rajgor, , Standard Catalogue of Sultanate Coins of India, Amrapali Publications, India, 1992, |
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Medieval |
North India |
Prafulla Chandra Roy, , The Coinage of Northern India - The Early Rajaputa Dynasties from the 11th to the 13th Centuries A.D., Abhinav Publications, 1980, |
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Medieval |
Islamic |
Florian Schwarz, , Sylloge Numorum Arabicorum Tubingen, Gazna/Kabul XIV d Hurasan IV, Ernst Wasmuth Verlag Tubingen, Berlin, 1995, |
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Medieval |
Gujarat Sultanate |
C.R. Singhal, , Coins of the Sultans of Gujarat (in the Prine of Wales Museum of Western India, Bombay), Obol International, Chicago, 1979, 1935 |
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Medieval |
Sultanates, Mughal |
Edward Thomas, , The Chronicles of the Pathan Kings of Delhi, Liberty Art Press, Delhi, 1967, 1871 |
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Medieval |
Jitals |
Robert Tye, Monica Tye, Jitals - A catalogue and Account of the Coin Denomination of Daily Use in Medieval Afghanistan and North West India, Robert Tye, 1995, |
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Medieval |
Deccan Sultanates |
Md. Abdul Wali Khan, , Copper Coins of Adil Shahi of Bijapur, Birla Archeological & Cultural Research Institute,Hyderabad, Numismatic Bulletin No. 1, 1980, |
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Medieval |
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H Nelson Wright, , The Coinage and Metrology of the Sultans of Delhi (Delhi Museum), Munshiram Manoharlal, 1974, 1936 |
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Independent States |
Assam |
S K Bose, , Coins and Tokens of Assam (1715 - 1937), North-Eastern Hill University Publications, Shillong, 1999, |
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Independent States |
Sikh |
Hans Herrli, , The Coins of the Sikhs, Indian Coin Society, 1993, |
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Independent States |
Maratha |
K.K. Maheshwari, Kenneth W. Wiggins, Maratha Mints and Coinage, Indian Institute of Research in Numismatic Studies, 1989, |
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Independent States |
Cooch Behar |
Nicholas Rhodes, Shankar K. Bose, The Coinage of Cooch Behar, Library of Numismatic Studies, Dhubri India, 1999, |
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Independent States |
Tripura |
Ramanimohan Sarma, , Coinage of Tripura, Numismatic Society of India, Monograph 17, Part I, 1980, |
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Princely States |
Kutch |
Norbert Bartonitschek, , Das Geld von Kutch, Munzen, Papiergeld und Gebuhrenmarken des indischen Furtenstaates, Stolberg, Germany, 1995, |
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Princely States |
Dhar, Jhabua, Ratlam |
S.K. Bhatt, , Coinage of Native States of Central India, Academy of Indian Numismatics and Sigillography, 1985, |
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Princely States |
Ratlam |
S.K. Bhatt, P.K.Sethi, Ratlam State Coinage, , 1980, |
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Princely States |
Sikkim |
Pranab Kumar Bhattacharyya, , Aspect of Cultural History of Sikkim, KP Bagchi & Co., 1984, |
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Princely States |
Kutch |
Richard K. Bright, , The Coinage of Kutch, Numismatics International, 1975, |
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Princely States |
Gwalior |
Jan Lingen, Kenneth W. Wiggins, Coins of the Sindhias, Hawkins Publications, 1978, |
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Princely States |
Indore |
P.K. Sethi, S.K. Bhatt, R. Holkar, A Study of Holkar State Coinage, , 1976, |
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Princely States |
Kutch |
Rohit Damji Shah, , (The Price Guide to) Coins of Kutch State, Reesha Books International, California, 1999, |
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Princely States |
Rajputana |
William Wilfrid Webb, , The Currencies of the Hindu States of Rajputana, Indological Book House, Delhi (reprint), 1972, 1893 |
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Colonial |
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F. Pridmore, , The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations, Part 4 India, Volume I: East India Company Presidency Series c.1642-1835, Spink & Son Ltd., 1975, |
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Colonial |
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F. Pridmore, , The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations, Part 4 India, Volume 2: Uniform Coinage East India Company 1835-58, Imperial Period 1858-1947, Spink & Son Ltd., 1980, |
| Colonial | Tranquebar |
Uno Barner Jensen, Trankebarmønter 1620-1845/Danish India, Tranquebar Coins. Vurderingspriser/Market Values 1996. ISBN 87-983682-1-4. (catalog of all the coins of Tranquebar). Published by author, Brovst 1996, see author's webpage http://www.tranquebar.dk/welcome.htm for purchase. |
| Colonial | Tranquebar |
Uno Barner Jensen, Danish East India, Trade Coins and the Coins of Tranquebar 1620-1845. ISBN 87-98 36 82-3-0, Published by author, Brovst 1997, see author's webpage http://www.tranquebar.dk/welcome.htm for purchase. |
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General |
Islamic |
Stephen Album, , A Checklist of Popular Islamic Coins, , , |
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General |
Temple Tokens |
Irwin F. Brotman, , A Guide to the Temple Tokens of India, Shamrock Press, LA, 1970, |
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General |
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C.J. Brown, , The Coins of India, Asian Educational Services, 1999, 1922 |
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General |
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Colin Bruce II, John S. Deyell, Nicholas Rhodes, William F. Spengler, The Standard Guide to South Asian Coins and Paper Money since 1556 AD, Krause Publications, 1981, |
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General |
Sri Lanka |
Osmund Bopearachchi and D. P. M. Weerakkody, editors; Origin, evolution, and circulation of foreign coins in the Indian Ocean., Proceedings of the numismatic workshop : Colombo, 1994 September 8-10. Sri Lanka Society for Numismatic Studies & French Mission of Archaeological Co-operation. 1998, New Delhi, Manohar xiii, 272 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm. Indian-Rs 900(US$21). Useful update on recent finds by curators of British/French museums. |
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General |
Sri Lanka |
Osmund Bopearachchi and Rajah M. Wickramasinhe, Ruhuna. An Ancient Civilisation Re-visited. 1999, Nugegoda, SriLanka. 145p 43 plates (2 in color) : 30 cm - Rs2500(~US$31) E-mail LakeHouse Bookshop. Nicely ilustrated monograph of very early coins found in Lanka. Review |
| General | Sri Lanka | R Chalmers, A History of Currency in the British Colonies, 1893 London. viii, 496 p. ; 25 cm. 1972 England Reprint. Good overview of British Era with appendix of legal enactments. |
| General | Sri Lanka | H. W. Codrington 1879 - 1942; Catalogue of Coins in the Colombo Museum, Part I Muhammadan and European (exclusive of Roman), 1914 Colombo, Government Printer, Ceylon, 61 p., ills., A very useful detailed catalog with 4 plates. |
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General |
Sri Lanka |
H.W. Codrington, , Ceylon Coins and Currency, , 1975, 1924 |
| General | Sri Lanka | Rhys Davids - Thomas William, 1843-1922; Ancient Coins and Measures of Ceylon, 1877 London 62 pages. Oldest book on Lankan coins. 1 plate 25 coins illustrated. |
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General |
Sri Lanka |
Benjamin Walter Fernando, Ceylon Currency British Period 1796-1936, 1939 Colombo:Ceylon Government. viii, 69 p 9 leaves of plates : ill; 24cm. Bridges the period between Codrington and Sallay in same detail. |
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General |
Sri Lanka |
T. M. U. Sallay, Sri Lanka Currency of Recent Times 1938-1985, 1986 Central Bank of Sri Lanka, 121 p., ills. sold for Rs 120/-(~$2). Detailed catalog with insider information from Central Bank. |
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General |
Sri Lanka |
C. Scholten, The Coins of the Dutch Overseas Territories- 1601-1948, 1953, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman. (About 15 pages on Ceylon). Detailed monograph with plates of VoC and Copper Dumps S(1257-1353) |
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General |
Sri Lanka |
Collection of Henry Thomas Grogan J. Schulman, 1914, Amsterdam. Indo-Portuguese Numismatics |
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General |
Sri Lanka |
Howland Wood, 1877-1938; The Gampola larin hoard, 1934, American Numismatic Society, notes & monographs #61, 84p. illus., plates. 17 cm. Detailed book on Larins very well illustrated with coins of Portuguese era. |
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General |
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William D. Craig, , Coins of the World 1750-1850, Western Publishing Company, 1976, |
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General |
South India |
Sir Walter Elliot, , Coins of Southern India, Cosmo Publications, Delhi, 1975, 1884 |
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General |
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Parmeshwari Lal Gupta, , Coins, 4th edition, National Book Trust, India, 1996, |
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General |
Afghanistan |
Hakim Hamidi, , A Catalog of Modern Coins of Afghanistan, Ministry of Finance, Kabul, 1967, |
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General |
South India |
Major R.P. Jackson, , Coin Collecting in the Deccan, Mysore, and some Copper Coins Issued by the English East India Company and other European powers in Southern India, , 1908, |
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General |
South India - Tinnevelly |
Rev. E. Loventhal, , The Coins of Tinnevelly, Numismatics International, 1978, 1888 |
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General |
Islamic |
Michael Mitchiner, , Oriental Coins and Their Values - The World of Islam, Hawkins Publications, 1977 (reprint 1998), 1998, 1977 |
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General |
South India |
Michael Mitchiner, , The Coinage and History of Southern India, Part Two, Tamilnadu - Kerala, Hawkins Publishing, 1998, |
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General |
South India |
Michael Mitchiner, , The Coinage and History of Southern India, Part One, Karnataka - Andhra, Hawkins Publishing, 1998, |
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General |
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Michael Mitchiner, , Oriental Coins and Their Values - Non-Islamic States & Western Colonies AD 600-1979, Hawkins Publications, 1977 (reprint 1998), 1979, |
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General |
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Michael Mitchiner, , Oriental Coins and Their Values - The Ancient & Classical World 600 B.C. - A.D. 650, Hawkins Publications, 1977 (reprint 1998), 1978, |
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General |
South India - Karnataka |
A.V. Narasimhamurthy, , The Coins of Karnataka, Geetha Book House, 1975, |
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General |
General |
Wayne G. Sayles, , Ancient Coin Collecting VI - Non-Classical Cultures, Krause Publications, 1999, |
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General |
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Hans Schulman, , Cleaning and Preservation of Coins and Medals, Sanford Durst, 1976, |
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General |
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K.V. Singh, , Our Coins, S. Chand & Co., 1990, |
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General |
Islamic |
W.H. Valentine, , Modern Copper Coins of the Muhammadan States, Spink & Son Ltd., 1977, 1911 |
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General |
Princely States |
W.H. Valentine, , Copper Coins of India, Parts I and II, Spink & Son Ltd., 1971, 1914 |
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C. Collin Davies, , An Historical Atlas of the Indian Peninsula, 2nd Edition, Oxford University Press, 1979, |
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Independent Kingdoms |
Mysore |
J.R. Henderson, , The Coins of Haidar Ali and Tipu Sultan, R.K. Publishers, New Delhi, 1987, 1921 |
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| Category | Catalogue |
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APGMS |
Satavahana Coins in the Andhra Pradesh Government Museum, AP Govt. Museum Series, No. 2, M. Ramarao, Hyderabad, AP, , 1961 |
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APGMS |
Bahmani Coins in the Andhra Pradesh Government Museum, AP Govt. Museum Series, No. 7, Md. Abdul Wali Khan, Hyderabad, AP, , 1964 |
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APGMS |
Qutub Shahi Coins in the Andhra Pradesh Government Museum, AP Govt. Museum Series, No. 3, Md. Abdul Wali Khan, Hyderabad, AP, , 1961 |
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APGMS |
A Catalogue of the Vijayanagar Coins in the Andhra Pradesh Government Museum, AP Govt. Archeological Series No. 4, N. Ramesan, Hyderabad, AP, , 1962 |
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Assam |
Catalogue of the Provincial Coin Cabinet, Assam, , A.W. Botham, Eastern Book House Reprint, 1986, 1930 |
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BMC |
A Catalogue of The Indian Coins in the British Museum, Coins of the Gupta Dynasties and of Sasanka, King of Gauda, , John Allan, Eastern Book House Reprint, 1991, 1914 |
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BMC |
A Catalogue of The Indian Coins in the British Museum, Coins of the Andhra Dynasty, the Western Ksatrapas, the Traikutaka Dynasty and the 'Bodhi' Dynasty, , Edward James Rapson, Eastern Book House Reprint, 1990, 1908 |
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BMC |
A Catalogue of The Indian Coins in the British Museum, The Moghal Emperors, , Stanley Lane Poole, Inter-India Publications, 1983, 1892 |
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BMC |
A Catalogue of The Indian Coins in the British Museum, Coins of the Greek and Scythic Kings of Bactria and India, , Percy Gardner, Eastern Book House Reprint, 1989, |
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BMC |
A Catalogue of The Indian Coins in the British Museum, Coins of Ancient India, , John Allan, University Press, Oxford, , 1936 |
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Himachal |
Numismatic History of Himachal Pradesh and the Catalogue of Coins in the Himachal State Museum, Shimla and Bhuri Singh Museum, Chamba, , Parmeshwari Lal Gupta, The Government of Himachal Pradesh, , 1988 |
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IMC |
Catalogue of the Coins in the Indian Museum, Calcutta (including the Cabinet of the Asiatic Society of Bengal), Volume IV, Native States, John Allan, Oxford, Clarendon Press, , 1928 |
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IMC |
The Second Supplementary Catalogue of Coins to Vol I, , S.P. Basu, Indian Museum, Calcutta, , 1977 |
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IMC |
Catalogue of the Coins in the Indian Museum, Calcutta (including the Cabinet of the Asiatic Society of Bengal), Volume III, Mughal Emperors of India, H. Nelson Wright, Oxford, Clarendon Press, , 1908 |
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IMC |
Catalogue of the Coins in the Indian Museum, Calcutta (including the Cabinet of the Asiatic Society of Bengal), Volume II, Sultans of Delhi, Contemporary Dynasties in India, H. Nelson Wright, Oxford, Clarendon Press, , 1907 |
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Nagpur |
Catalogue of Coins in the Central Museum, Nagpur, Volume I, Coins of the Mughal Emperors, V.P. Rode, The Directorate of Archives and Archeology, Maharashtra State, Bombay, , 1969 |
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Nagpur |
Catalogue of Coins in the Central Museum, Nagpur, Volume II, Coins of the Later Mughal Emperors, M.K. Hussain, The Directorate of Archives and Archeology, Maharashtra State, Bombay, , 1973 |
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Punjab |
Catalogue of the Coins in the Punjab Museum, Lahore, Volume I, Indo-Greek Coins, R.B. Whitehead, Oxford, 1969 (Argonaut, Chicago), 1914 |
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Punjab |
Catalogue of the Coins in the Punjab Museum, Lahore, Volume III, Coins of Nadir Shah and the Durrani Dynasty, R.B. Whitehead, Lahore, Pakistan, 1977, 1934 |
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Punjab |
Catalogue of the Coins in the Punjab Museum, Lahore, Volume II, Coins of the Mughal Emperors, R.B. Whitehead, Lahore, Pakistan, 1977, 1934 |
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Baldwins Auction 22 - The Collection of the Coins of the East India Company & British Imperial India formed by the Right Honourable Sir John Wheeler, JP, DL, 2-May-00 |
collection formed over 40 years, coins from Pridmore, as well as Montagu, Murdoch, Caldecott, Roth, Mobleman, Brushfield, Pridmore, Brand collections |
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Gorny & Mosch, Auktion 106, 11./12. Oktober 2000 |
H.J. Kagerer's collection of Sultanate coins (also mughal, princely states, colonial) |
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Sotheby's, The Brand Collection [Part 9] - Colonial & Indian Coins, 14th June, 1985 |
From the Collection of Virgil M. Brand, sold by order of the Executors of the estate of Jane Brand Allen |
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Spink-Taisei, The Skanda Collection of Indian Gold Coins, 20-Feb-91 |
collection built up by Dr. Lawrence Brent Brilliant, physician, author, philosopher and numismatist. Lived in India for 10 years, studying Indian religions in a Himalayan monastery. Later, Professor of epidemiology at the University of Michigan. The collection was perhaps the largest and most comprehensive of Indian gold coins in private hands. |
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Taisei-Baldwin-Gillio, Singapore Coin Auction - Catalogue 28, 4th March 1999 |
Dr. John Deyell's collection of Bengal Sultanate coins - probably the best such collection to be auctioned (Note: the Goenka collection in Calcutta is the best Bengal Sultanate collection to have been put together); Other related coins featured in catalog include Gupta and Mughal coins |